Immortality and cultivation: Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable.

"Young Master Jiang, Yu'er." Old Man Jiang's face was full of surprise when he saw Jiang Shi and Jiang Yu.

Old Jiang thought he would never see them again after not seeing them for so long.

Back then, Jiang's son and daughter-in-law also disappeared without a trace. During this time, he was always anxious, worrying about his granddaughter on the one hand, and comforting himself on the other hand, thinking that no news might be good news.

The arrival of Jiang Shi and Jiang Yu today is a truly unexpected and delightful surprise.

"Grandpa!" Jiang Yu ran over with red eyes and hugged the old man tightly.

Before they met, Jiang Yu missed her grandfather terribly while she was in Canglin City, but she always comforted herself that her master's affairs were more important.

Now that he saw his grandfather, he finally couldn't control his emotions.

"Grandpa, I've broken through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining," Jiang Yu said to Old Man Jiang, her eyes red.

"My dear granddaughter, well done, well done."

"Of course, it's also thanks to Young Master Jiang's excellent teaching. Thank you for taking care of Yu'er during this time."

Old Jiang first comforted Jiang Yu, and then said to Jiang Shi with great gratitude.

He himself only reached the second level of Qi Refining in his lifetime, while his son and daughter-in-law were only at the middle level of Qi Refining when they passed away.

At Jiang Yu's age, his breakthrough to this level means he could be accepted as an outer disciple by the three major sects in the Canglin region.

Jiang Yu's cultivation level is largely due to Young Master Jiang's efforts, so Old Man Jiang is extremely grateful to Jiang Shi.

"No need to be polite. I have another matter to discuss with you today," Jiang Shi said.

"I have something to attend to and need to leave for a while. You all stay here and cultivate in seclusion; do not go out."

After speaking, Jiang Shi left behind some first-grade cultivation pills, some first-grade spirit talismans, and some second-grade spirit talismans.

And a mid-grade water-based magic weapon.

The reason why we didn't give them high-grade magic weapons is because high-grade magic weapons require a lot of magic power.

Some even require mid-grade spirit stones to activate.

Although Jiang Yu was exceptionally talented and had amazing comprehension, her magical abilities were mediocre and unremarkable.

The reason why Jiang Shi was able to manipulate high-grade magic weapons freely during his Qi Refining stage was because he was a cultivator with five spiritual roots.

He possesses innate magical power far exceeding that of ordinary cultivators.

Unless they also have a special constitution, or have encountered other extraordinary events.

After handing these items over to Old Man Jiang, Jiang Shi set up an isolation array within the house. With Jiang Shi's current level of skill, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator would be able to find it without specifically using their spiritual sense.

Simply passing by wouldn't allow one to investigate its internal issues.

And so, with Jiang Yu unable to stop her tears, Jiang Shi set off.

With one month left, Jiang Shi planned to go into seclusion for a while to improve his cultivation.

In cultivation, time knows no bounds; once a great cultivator goes into seclusion, time passes extremely quickly.

[Proficiency +50]

[The Gui Water Transformation Qi Technique Breakthrough Reached its Great Mastery]

【Gui Water Transformation Qi Technique: Great Completion (18/3000)】

Under Jiang Shi's cultivation, and with the large clam inside his dantian occasionally releasing Gui Water True Essence, Jiang Shi was able to cultivate the "Gui Water Transformation Qi Technique" from the Lesser Completion to the Greater Completion in just one month.

After mastering the "Gui Shui Hua Qi Jue" technique, Jiang Shi's magical power improved once again, bringing him just a little short of reaching the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

If it were an ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, they would probably have broken through long ago.

With Jiang Shi's five spiritual roots, cultivation is far more difficult than for ordinary cultivators, no matter when or where.

During the Foundation Establishment stage, a cultivator with the aptitude of five spiritual roots needs to establish five foundations of the five elements and make these five foundations mutually integrated.

This is why smaller forces and sects are unwilling to recruit cultivators with the aptitude of the five spiritual roots.

Everyone knows that once a cultivator with five spiritual roots breaks through to the Foundation Establishment stage, their magical power is so profound that they are invincible among those of the same realm.

However, it is better to use the resources of an entire sect to support a cultivator with five spiritual roots than to cultivate other ordinary cultivators.

Only the top ten sects and top-tier forces can afford such resources.

The Five Elements Master came from a major sect.

"A month has passed, it's time to set off." Jiang Shi took out the Fire-Seeking Compass.

Sure enough, on that day, the fire-finding compass began to spin wildly.

It was still morning, not yet noon.

That is to say, the gate to that secret realm has not yet been opened, but some fire elemental energy has already begun to leak out.

Jiang Shi tossed the compass high into the air and, following its guidance, flew away into the distance.

At this moment, a strange change occurred on Mount Qingyun.

Not far from the servants' quarters at the foot of the mountain, there was a pool of water called Luolongtan (Dragon Falling Pool).

This pool is extremely cold and damp during the day. If one were to dive into it and cultivate there for a long time, one would even become infected with a cold poison.

Jiang Shi mastered the Water Spirit Technique here.

But this small pond suddenly changed today, as if it had been boiled.

Standing beside the pool, looking into its depths, one sees a red flame that, as the water boils, resembles a giant red dragon churning beneath the surface.

"No wonder this place is called Falling Dragon Pool, so that's why." A late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Liang hovered above the pool.

This person is named Liang Junran, an inner disciple of the Liang family of Qingyun Sect, and one of the Seven Talents of Qingyun in this generation.

Just as he was speaking, several more late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators flew over and landed to the side.

These people are all core disciples of the Qingyun Sect's inner circle.

"Senior Brother." Upon seeing the visitor, Liang Junran took the initiative to greet him.

Within a sect, the senior disciple holds a prestigious position, on par with the sect leader. Even those of the same generation must bow to the senior disciple.

This is because, generally speaking, the eldest disciple is the one who will succeed the sect leader in the future.

"It seems that this time, the fire-type secret realm, which opens only once every hundred years, has opened at our Qingyun Sect," Lu Chuanxuan said.

"Be on high alert. With the opening of the fire-type secret realm, the three major sects will definitely send people here."

Once this fire-elemental secret realm opens, it will definitely attract the attention of others, and many Foundation Establishment stage cultivators will surely come.

If things go wrong, Qingyun Sect will lose face this time.

As soon as Lu Chuanxuan finished speaking, five people flew over from a distance. These five people had extraordinary auras. Two of them were mid-Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, and the other three were late-Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

The leader is Senior Brother Gu from Biluo Valley; this is Biluo Valley's team.

"Junior Brother Gu, your injuries haven't fully healed yet, so isn't it too risky for you to enter such a dangerous secret realm?" Lu Chuanxuan said sarcastically when he saw that the newcomers were from Biluo Valley.

Biluo Valley and Qingyun Sect have many conflicts, and these verbal exchanges are quite common.

"Why don't you leave here, go home and rest, and let Ku Hong come?"

"Lu Chuanxuan, you're just like me. You were beaten like a stray dog ​​by our Sect Leader Hua not long ago. Do you still have the guts to explore secret realms?"